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Jeremiah 16

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1 Ilizwi likaJehova lafika kimi futhi lisithi:

2 “Ungathathi mfazi ube lamadodana loba amadodakazi kule indawo.” 3 Ngoba mayelana lamadodana lamadodakazi azalelwe kulelilizwe kanye labesifazana abangonina lamadoda angoyise uJehova uthi: 4 “Bazakufa bebulawa yimikhuhlane eyesabekayo. Kabayikukhalelwa loba bangcwatshwe, kodwa bazakuba njengezibi emhlabathini. Bazabhubha ngenkemba langendlala, njalo izidumbu zabo zizakuba yikudla kwezinyoni zasemoyeni lezinyamazana zaganga.”

5 Ngoba nanku akutshoyo uJehova: “Ungangeni endlini elokudla kwesililo; ungayilila kumbe utshengisele uzwelo, ngoba isibusiso sami, lothando lwami kanye lesihawu sami, sengikususile kulababantu,” kutsho uJehova.

6 “Bonke abaphakemeyo labantukazana bazakufa kulelilizwe. Kabayikungcwatshwa kumbe bakhalelwe, njalo kakho ozazisika kumbe aphuce ikhanda lakhe ngenxa yabo.

7 Kakho ozabanika ukudla ukuba abaduduze labo abalilela ofileyo – loba kunguyise kumbe unina – kakho lozabanika amanzi ukuba abaduduze.

8 “Njalo ungangeni endlini eledili ukuba uhlale phansi udle unathe. 9 Ngoba uJehova uSomandla, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Phambi kobuso bakho njalo ezinsukwini zakho ngizawuqeda umsindo wentokozo lokuthaba kanye lamazwi abalobokazi labayeni kule indawo.

10 “Lapho abantu laba ubatshela konke lokhu babesebekubuza besithi, ‘Kungani uJehova esemise ukusehlisela inkemenkeme engaka na? Senze bubi bani na? Sono bani esisenze kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu,’ 11 wena wothi kubo, ‘Kungenxa yokuthi okhokho benu bangifulathela,’ kutsho uJehova, ‘njalo balandela abanye onkulunkulu babasebenzela, babakhonza. Bangifulathela njalo kabayigcinanga imithetho yami. 12 Kodwa lina selenze okubi kakhulu kulabokhokho benu. Khangelani ukuthi lowo lalowo wenu uyilandela njani inkani yenhliziyo yakhe embi esikhundleni sokuthi angilalele. 13 Ngakho ngizalilahlela ngaphandle kwalelilizwe elizweni lina loba oyihlo abangazange balazi, lapho elizakhonza khona abanye onkulunkulu emini lebusuku, ngoba angiyikuba lomusa kini.’

14 UJehova uthi, “Kodwa izinsuku ziyeza lapho abantu bengayikuthi, ‘Ngeqiniso elinjengokuthi uJehova ukhona, yena owakhupha abako-Israyeli eGibhithe,’ 15 kodwa bazakuthi, ‘Ngeqiniso elinjengokuthi uJehova ukhona, yena owakhupha abako-Israyeli elizweni lasenyakatho lakuwo wonke amazwe ayebaxotshele kuwo.’ Ngoba ngizababuyisela elizweni engalinika okhokho babo.

16 UJehova uthi, “Kodwa khathesi ngizathumela abagoli benhlanzi abanengi, bazababamba. Emva kwalokho ngizathumela abazingeli abanengi, bazabazingela ezintabeni zonke lasemaqaqeni wonke njalo lasezingoxweni zamadwala. 17 Amehlo ami akuzo zonke izindlela zabo; kabafihlakalanga kimi, lesono sabo kasiwacatshelanga amehlo ami. 18 Ngizaphindisela ngokuphindiweyo ububi babo lesono sabo, ngoba bangcolise ilizwe lami ngezinto ezingaphiliyo zezifanekiso zabo ezingamanyala, bagcwalisa lelifa lami ngezithombe zabo ezinengekayo.”

19 Awu Jehova, mandla ami lenqaba yami, siphephelo sami ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka, izizwe zizakuza kuwe zivela emikhawulweni yomhlaba zithi, “Okhokho babengelalutho kodwa onkulunkulu bamanga, izithombe eziyize ezingabasizanga ngalutho.

20 Kambe abantu bayazenzela onkulunkulu babo na? Ye, kodwa kayisibo onkulunkulu!”

21 “Ngakho ngizabafundisa – khathesi ngizabafundisa amandla ami lobukhulu bami. Lapho-ke bazakwazi ukuthi ibizo lami nguJehova.